Enhancing attitudes, knowledge, and skills of paraprofessional service providers in elder care settings

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-88

  Stevens Roseman, Ellen S ^a   Leung, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 21644489522     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v25n01_05     Document Type: Article

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